Papers: Kalidou Koulibaly unhappy at £90m price tag
Tuesday 1 September 2020 15:02, UK
Back-page headlines and transfer rumours from Tuesday's national and regional newspapers...
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Kalidou Koulibaly is reportedly unhappy with Napoli's insistence of receiving €90m for the centre-back and wants to join Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola has reportedly told Lionel Messi not to leave Barcelona.
Donny van de Beek is set to take the No.34 shirt at United in a tribute to his close friend Abdelhak Nouri, according to reports.
Manchester United are yet to submit a bid for Thiago, and seem very unlikely to do so following the signing of Donny van de Beek.
Fred has no intention of leaving Manchester United or been informed he is available for transfer as the club prepares to announce the arrival of Donny van de Beek.
DAILY EXPRESS
Chelsea have placed an £80m price tag on N'Golo Kante - with former boss Antonio Conte of Inter Milan determined to do a deal.
West Ham are plotting a bold move to land German World Cup-winning midfielder Mario Gotze.
DAILY MAIL
Dani Ceballos is set to return to Arsenal for a second season-long loan spell from Real Madrid.
Lionel Messi will be offered a two-year contract by Manchester City if they are able to prise him away from the Nou Camp.
Government officials are pleased with the success of football's first pilot for the return of spectators and will continue to work towards welcoming socially-distanced crowds back inside grounds from the start of October.
Newcastle have sounded out corporate box holders about returning to St James' Park on October 3, with Premier League clubs increasingly confident that fans will be able to attend matches from October.
Aston Villa have stepped up their interest in Bournemouth's Callum Wilson, along with Brentford's Ollie Watkins.
Shane Duffy could complete his loan move to Celtic before flying to Bulgaria with Ireland's national team for their upcoming Nations League clash.
Inter Milan are looking to sell Christian Eriksen less than eight months after signing him from Tottenham in January, according to reports.
Nottingham Forest are expected to sign Benfica midfielder David Tavares on a loan deal which will include an option to buy the 21-year-old, while Matty Cash looks likely to exit the City Ground this summer.
Crystal Palace are ahead of Leeds and Newcastle in the race to sign Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher on loan.
Manchester United are looking to sell Jesse Lingard and Andreas Pereira.
DAILY MIRROR
Donny van de Beek's father has described how his son's prospective move to Manchester United is a "dream come true" for the midfielder.
Arturo Vidal has aimed a sly dig at Barcelona's board over their disappointing season by complaining about the size of their squad.
Chelsea intend to make a fresh bid for Rennes goalkeeper Edouard Mendy after having a £14m move rejected.
Ex-Premier League forward Marko Arnautovic has admitted he underestimated the Chinese Super League prior to his move to Shanghai SIPG.
The agent of Thiago Silva has launched an attack on "terrible" ex-Arsenal and PSG boss Unai Emery.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Manchester United are considering a move for RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano as they close in on finalising their first transfer of the summer with the £39.3m capture of midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax.
Clubs in Saudi Arabia and Qatar have expressed interest in signing Mesut Ozil this summer, but the Arsenal playmaker remains insistent he has no intention of leaving London.
The Rugby Football Union has urged the government to fast-track its return-to-play plan for the community game after conceding it risks losing a generation of players from the sport.
The ECB and Commonwealth Games England are to launch separate reviews after allegations of bullying behaviour and inappropriate racist comments were made against their non-executive director Delia Bushell during her role as chief executive of the Jockey Club.
THE SUN
Police who arrested Harry Maguire in Mykonos insist they treated him like "just another drunk Brit".
Jack Grealish says he cannot wait from being around some of the best international talent in the country after receiving his first England call-up.
Lionel Messi is facing a suspension and £1.1m fine for missing Barcelona training as his "free agent" row with the club ignites.
THE GUARDIAN
Chelsea have agreed a deal with Bayer Leverkusen to sign Kai Havertz for an initial club record fee of £72m that will take their summer spending on transfers past £200m.
THE TIMES
The number of international football matches suspected of being targeted by match-fixers more than doubled last year, a new report has revealed.
England's players will undergo testing for Covid-19 on Tuesday as Gareth Southgate waits to discover whether he will be hit by withdrawals before the Nations League games away to Iceland and Denmark.
SCOTTISH SUN
Porto are ready to enter the race for Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos.
DAILY RECORD
Hibernian midfielder Alex Gogic has opened up on the Covid-19 scare that not only wrecked his international dream for Cyprus but also forced him to lock himself away from his own family.
